adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌeɪsɪm(p)təˈmætɪk/
General-American:/ˌeɪˌsɪm(p)təˈmætɪk/
General-American:[-ɾɪk]
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rhymes with -ætɪk
CMU ARPABET:EY2 S IH2 M P T AH0 M AE1 T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in a case which is subclinical (“without signs detectable by physical examination or laboratory test”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nonsymptomatic, symptomless, subpatent
Antonyms: symptomatic
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person or an animal that exhibits no symptoms of disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
After a 10-day observation period, group 1 was divided into subgroup 1A (symptomatics) and subgroup 1B (asymptomatics).
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: symptomatic
3
noun
Meaning 3
Preceded by the: people or animals that exhibit no symptoms of disease regarded collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
At the end of the observation period, those who are still symptomatic require second-line treatment, whereas the asymptomatic are discharged.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having no symptoms of illness or disease
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: symptomless
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
PIE word *ḱóm The adjective is derived from a- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + symptomatic. The noun is derived from the adjective.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بِدُون أَعْرَاض
(bidūn ʔaʕrāḍ)
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Arabic:
بِلَا أَعْرَاض
(bilā ʔaʕrāḍ)
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Basque:
asintomatiko
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Bengali:
উপসর্গহীন
(upośorgohin)
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Bulgarian:
асимптомично
(asimptomično)
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Catalan:
asimptomàtic
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Chinese Mandarin:
無症狀 /无症状
(wú zhèngzhuàng)
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Chinese Mandarin:
隱性 /隐性
(yǐnxìng)
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Czech:
asymptomatický
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Czech:
bezpříznakový
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Dagbani:
asymptomatic
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Danish:
asymptomatisk
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Dutch:
asymptomatisch
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Finnish:
oireeton
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
French:
asymptomatique
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
German:
symptomfrei
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Hebrew:
אסימפטומטי
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Hindi:
अलक्षणी
(alakṣaṇī)
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Hungarian:
aszimptomatikus
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Hungarian:
tünetmentes
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Indonesian:
asimtomatik
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Interlingua:
asymptomatic
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Italian:
asintomatico
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Korean:
무증상
(mujeungsang)
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Lithuanian:
besimptomis
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Norwegian Bokmål:
asymptomatisk
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Norwegian Nynorsk:
asymptomatisk
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Persian:
بدون علامت
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Polish:
bezobjawowy
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Portuguese:
assintomático
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Romanian:
asimptomatic
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Russian:
бессимпто́мный
(bessimptómnyj)
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Spanish:
asintomático
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Swedish:
asymtomatisk
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Swedish:
symptomfri
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Swedish:
symtomfri
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Thai:
ไร้อาการ
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Turkish:
asemptomatik
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Turkish:
semptomsuz
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Urdu:
غیر علامتی
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Vietnamese:
không có triệu chứng
— not exhibiting any symptoms of disease
Dutch:
asymptomatisch
— person or animal that exhibits no symptoms of disease; people or animals that exhibit no symptoms of disease regarded collectively
Finnish:
oireeton
— person or animal that exhibits no symptoms of disease; people or animals that exhibit no symptoms of disease regarded collectively
German:
asymptomatisch
— person or animal that exhibits no symptoms of disease; people or animals that exhibit no symptoms of disease regarded collectively
